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pillage

/pil-ij/US // ˈpɪl ɪdʒ //UK // (ˈpɪlɪdʒ) //

掠夺,抢夺,抢劫,攫取

Related Words

maraud掠夺,掠夺者,掠夺战,掠夺行为pilfer偷窃,偷盗,胠箧者流,偷窃行为ravage蹂躏,肆虐,摧残,摧枯拉朽desecrate亵渎,亵渎神明,亵渎神灵,毁坏loot掠夺,抢夺,劫掠,抢劫ransack打劫,洗劫一空,翻箱倒柜,洗劫desolate荒凉,凄凉,荒凉的,荒芜rob抢劫,抢夺,抢,打劫sack袋子,袋子里的东西,袋子里的钱,袋子里的食物trespass闯入,擅入,擅闯,侵入appropriate适当的,适当,恰当的,适宜的strip剥离,脱衣舞,剥皮,剥落devastate摧残,毁坏,蹂躏,破坏nabNABarrogate傲慢的,嚣张,傲慢无礼,傲慢ruin破坏,毁坏,毁掉,毁了thieve盗贼,胠箧者流,窃贼,盗窃者purloin掠夺,盗用,偷窃,盗取waste浪费,废物,废弃物,废弃invade入侵,侵袭,侵入,侵占

Definitions

v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1

    pil·laged, pil·lag·ing.

    • : to strip ruthlessly of money or goods by open violence, as in war; plunder: The barbarians pillaged every conquered city.
    • : to take as booty.
v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1

    pil·laged, pil·lag·ing.

    • : to rob with open violence; take booty: Soldiers roamed the countryside, pillaging and killing.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the act of plundering, especially in war.
    • : booty or spoil.

Synonyms & Antonyms

verbplunder, destroy
Synonyms
desecrate亵渎,亵渎神明,亵渎神灵,毁坏loot掠夺,抢夺,劫掠,抢劫maraud掠夺,掠夺者,掠夺战,掠夺行为pilfer偷窃,偷盗,胠箧者流,偷窃行为ransack打劫,洗劫一空,翻箱倒柜,洗劫ravage蹂躏,肆虐,摧残,摧枯拉朽appropriate适当的,适当,恰当的,适宜的arrogate傲慢的,嚣张,傲慢无礼,傲慢confiscate充公,充公了,充公的,充公了的desolate荒凉,凄凉,荒凉的,荒芜despoil蹂躏,毁坏,掠夺,搜刮devastate摧残,毁坏,蹂躏,破坏devour吞噬,吞食,吞吃,吞噬了gut内脏,肠道,肠胃,肠子invade入侵,侵袭,侵入,侵占lift升降机,抬起,举起,抬起来nabNABpinch钳制,掐死,掐断,钳子purloin掠夺,盗用,偷窃,盗取raid突袭,突击检查,袭击,偷袭rifle步枪,来福枪,来复枪,来宾rob抢劫,抢夺,抢,打劫ruin破坏,毁坏,毁掉,毁了sack袋子,袋子里的东西,袋子里的钱,袋子里的食物spoil破坏,糟蹋,弄坏,弄坏了steal偷盗,盗取,盗窃,窃取strip剥离,脱衣舞,剥皮,剥落thieve盗贼,胠箧者流,窃贼,盗窃者trespass闯入,擅入,擅闯,侵入waste浪费,废物,废弃物,废弃depredate掠夺,蹂躏,掠夺性的,掠食lay waste铺张浪费,浪费,废弃,废物利用spoliate剥落,剥落的,疏散,疏松

Examples

  • Will the Obama coalition now forever outvote and and pillage the makers of American wealth?

  • They will use their majority to pillage the makers and redistribute to the takers.

  • Those who carry out this pillage probably believe they can outrun their own destructiveness.

  • Instead, they were complicit in the plastic pillage that generated a fortune in fees from the member banks and their execs.

  • What reliance could repose upon a house, divided against itself—not safe from the extravagance and pillage of its own members?

  • Cuenca, Spain, taken by the French under Caulincourt, and given up to pillage.

  • So there was pillage and raiding across the Parrett, and at last Ina had sent messages to Gerent concerning it.

  • He gave up the town to pillage and rapine, allowing the doing of such deeds as have consigned his name to well-merited infamy.

  • Never forget our rule: 'A true vagabond, twenty-four hours after a pillage, must have nothing left but his skin and his knife.'

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